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Haystack is an early stage venture capital firm. For over a decade, Haystack has been focused on the initial chapters of software and technology startup formation. We are a small team of investors grateful to be partnered with a network of founders, limited partners, operators, and industry friends. We typically invest $1M to $3M in initial rounds and can lead or participate.

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Figma (IPO: $FIG)

A design platform that develops web applications for interface design with offline features.

Figma (IPO: $FIG)

A design platform that develops web applications for interface design with offline features.

Opendoor  (IPO: OPEN)

Offers an online home-selling service that aims to streamline the sales process down to a few days.

Opendoor  (IPO: OPEN)

Offers an online home-selling service that aims to streamline the sales process down to a few days.

Carta

A global ownership management platform to help companies, investors, and employees manage their equity.

Carta

A global ownership management platform to help companies, investors, and employees manage their equity.

Applied Intuition

Provides an ADAS and autonomous vehicle (AV) simulation and validation platform for automotive, trucking, construction, defense, and more.

Applied Intuition

Provides an ADAS and autonomous vehicle (AV) simulation and validation platform for automotive, trucking, construction, defense, and more.

Ironclad

The digital contracting platform that in-house legal teams rely upon to unlock the power of their contracts data.

Ironclad

The digital contracting platform that in-house legal teams rely upon to unlock the power of their contracts data.

nTop

Engineering software for advanced manufacturing.

nTop

Engineering software for advanced manufacturing.

Astranis

Advanced satellites for high orbits

Astranis

Advanced satellites for high orbits

Redpanda

The streaming data platform for developers.

Redpanda

The streaming data platform for developers.

Scribe

Lets users share how work is done, enabling anyone to automatically create step-by-step guides for any process.

Scribe

Lets users share how work is done, enabling anyone to automatically create step-by-step guides for any process.

Nominal

Engineering data infrastructure for machines that move.

Nominal

Engineering data infrastructure for machines that move.

Exa

The search engine for AI.

Exa

The search engine for AI.

Granola

The AI-powered notepad for people in back to back meetings.

Granola

The AI-powered notepad for people in back to back meetings.

Hadrian

AI-powered automated factories that manufacture precision parts for defense, aerospace, and space industries.

Hadrian

AI-powered automated factories that manufacture precision parts for defense, aerospace, and space industries.

Suno

Make any song you can imagine.

Suno

Make any song you can imagine.

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